1810-1812
GUSN-9469
Rectangular, off white, fine cotton; single piece folded; hemmed open end with narrow line of drawnwork; band of white embroidered floral loops of bullion and French knot stitches. Line of eleven openwork crosses.
pillowcases
cotton (textile)
cross-stitching
drawn thread work
embroidering
weaving
machine-made
tabby (textile)
floral patterns
Cotton
Woven
Embroidered
Cross-stitched
Drawnwork
Floral
Novelty Weave
PILLOWCASE
Cross-stitched at end: BT [Betsey Teale]
Teale, Betsey (Maker)
Salem, MA, USA
36 (W) (inches)
1917.599
Massachusetts (United States)
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